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Tag Archives: cosmos
Time Dilation
As with most impressionable children growing up, the fascination of space and the many wonders it holds stems from watching certain movies or television shows that help portray these wonders. I was no exception to this as I was completely awestruck when I watched Christopher Nolan’s brilliant film, Interstellar. Despite containing a masterfully crafted story […] Continue reading
Blog 1-Why the Cosmic Calendar is so interesting
By far one the most interesting aspect of understanding the cosmos for me revolved around the cosmic calendar. Essentially, The Cosmic Calendar takes the time span of the entire universe and condenses it into single year based on the calendar. Just like any other calendar year, time starts on January first and ends at 11:59 […] Continue reading
The Cosmic Calendar
Definition: a calendar in which the 14-billion-years of the universe’s existence, from the time of the Big Bang until this moment, are scaled to a period of one year. Origin: The idea of the Cosmic Calendar was first described by astronomer Carl Sagan on the original version of the television show Cosmos in 1980. KeyContinue reading “The Cosmic Calendar” Continue reading
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The Cosmic Calendar
The Cosmic Calendar was created to help visualize the chronology of the universe. It takes the 13.8 billion year history of the universe and scales it to 1 year. I think it is a great concept because it really helps to put in perspective how long the universe has been around. To think that ChristContinue reading “The Cosmic Calendar” Continue reading
The Cosmic Calendar and the Cosmic Perspective
Shrinking the history of the Universe down to fit into the time frame of one Earth year may not seem all too impressive at first. The realization however that, fit into a calendar year, each month is representative of about one billion years, while each day is 40 million years, presents one with the inescapable … Continue reading The Cosmic Calendar and the Cosmic Perspective → Continue reading
Our Miniature History, the Cosmic Calendar, and Understanding One’s Place
When considering the greater span of history, starting with my first Astronomy class taught by Professor Weintraub “How Old Is the Universe?” the concept of the nature of time in space has fascinated me. I think part of this relates to the fact that I am a history major and a history buff, and therefore … More Our Miniature History, the Cosmic Calendar, and Understanding One’s Place
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Let’s Talk About Carl Sagan (Remix)
“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” These are the only words I really remember of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series when I watched it in high school physics class. However, Carl Sagan left a much greater legacy than his musings on apple pie. Carl Sagan inspired an […]
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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
In the 1980’s, a 13 episode television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage was presented by the famous Carl Sagan covering topics such as the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe. In the first episode, “The…
Blog #2- Moon Phases and Eclipses
I remeber a couple years ago I was in Florida and… I’m blanking on what type of eclipse it was, but it was incredible. My dad was yelling at me to come outside and watch it. I was pretty young so I don’t remember a lot, but I do remember that I was amazed by […]
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Blog #1 Space is Mind Blowing!
It is weird to think that we are all made of little particles that exploded in supernovas. Like how were we even created? It blows my mind. I was looking up some fun facts about space, and I came across an article that talked about Saturn, and I learned that Saturn has such a low […]
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